I had a hard drive failure, and installed a new disk and reinstalled windows 7 64 bit, but now I cannot connect to the internet, it gives me the Local Area Connection doesn't have a valid IP configuration. I know the cable isnt the problem and neither is the router I'm starting to believe its the NIC thats the problem, I have installed new drivers for the mobo, I can connect other computers to my router and all works fine and my wireless works ok. Any ideas will be welcome. thanks in advance

Hi, Please refer to the following article to configure TCP/IP gain IP automatically. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-TCP-IP-settings After that, please click Start -> type CMD in the search box -> right click CMD and run as Administrator. Then type the following command. netsh winsock reset ipconfig /release inconfig /renew Here are some similar posts for reference. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/issues-found-local-area-connection-doesnt-have-a/43ea076e-5210-4194-80d8-cb4681e852a0 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/2c0af923-24bb-4de2-95a7-9a9d4f64a8b0 Best Regards, Niki Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, Please refer to the following article to configure TCP/IP gain IP automatically. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-TCP-IP-settings After that, please click Start -> type CMD in the search box -> right click CMD and run as Administrator. Then type the following command. netsh winsock reset ipconfig /release inconfig /renew Here are some similar posts for reference. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/issues-found-local-area-connection-doesnt-have-a/43ea076e-5210-4194-80d8-cb4681e852a0 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/2c0af923-24bb-4de2-95a7-9a9d4f64a8b0 Best Regards, Niki Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.